Administration

Hanoi: Hadong district established

The government on May 8 issued a resolution to fix the administrative borders
of some new communes and districts of Hanoi.

Under the resolution, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, will have one new
commune, Dong Xuan, which has the total area of over 1,720ha and a population
of 4,500 people. With this new commune, Quoc Oai district, 14,700 ha in area
and with 163,355 residents, has 20 communes and one town.

The communes of Tien Xuan, Yen Binh and Yen
Trung belong to Thach That district. Accordingly, Thach That has 20,250ha of
land, 179,060 residents and 23 administrative units, including 22 communes and
one town.

Me Linh district has a total area of 14,164ha
and 187,255 people.

Ha Dong city becomes Ha Dong district, with
4,791ha and 198,687 people. The district has 10 wards and 7 communes.